Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-04

YNAkeA Wh00 UOUAU
Ro.d-work ON the Mullan Tunne'-
Railway News. General ana
Local.
HOW GOULD aoBBLED IT Up.
BosroN, May 31.-Ths Pacific ka'iroau
investigating commission continued 's
n,h,ic session to-day. Governor Ames
tooh the stand and told the story OF bis
oonnoot;on with the Union Pacific. ne
Josor;bod the in which Jay Gould
aIta;ned control of the road. Governor
An,es said that Gould looked particularly
h.nnv "A soon as the deal was consum-
mated. while he (Ames) never saw q more
oloomv set OF men thar the Union racine
directors. -.
power.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT
paid by Gould was 81, 93S, 1856. In 1876
they desired that the witness should sign a
PAPER in common with other holders oil she
credit mobilier stock, agreeing that il the
credit mobilier stock was turned ht0
Union Pacific bonds it would release all
claims of the company for all recelpts;
This paper the witness refused to sign. ana
ne was III "a C
dropped from the Board OF Directors.
Mapieton S. Spaulding, Director OF the
company, thought the road was able to
pay the Government every cent it owed ii
it wal treated as fairly az it's competitor.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-Representatives
! OF the Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul and
| the Union Pacific railways appeared before
| the Interstate Commerce Commission and
| made answer to the complaint made by
the Burton Stock Car I ompany, denying
| the Jurisdiction of the Commission to grant
the relief prayed for. The President OF the
| State Farmers Alliance of Minnesota
transmits a long list OF requests by the
Executive Committee of the Alliance look
ing to the vigorous enforcement of the In
ter-State Commerce law, especially that
part relating to the long and short haul.
The Alliance take the ground "that such
business interests as can be sustained only
by reason of the suspension OF the fourth
| section oughtsnot to be sustained at all.
1t is better that the business of the country
be left to the natural law OF trade Ia a
fe favored persons in certain places should
be able to organize and carry on colossal
enterprises because of their advantages in
the use OF the railways OF the country
LATEST NEWS FROM MuLLAN
The latest news from the scene Of the &C
cident at Mullan Tunnel would indicate
that the fallen rock and loose earth will be
entirely removed by Friday evening next.
and the Anaconda miners estimate that
the work they are now engaged at will be
completed at the came time. The over
head line will not be reironed unless fur
ther compl cations arise. All the len that
can be made available are now at york on
both sides OF the obstruction night and
dav. No expense is being spared to raise
the blockade. On yesterday S~ureriutend-
emit Dawson forwarded ten men to assist
in transferring baggage, mail and express at
the tunne Several extra wagons M car
riages were also forwarded from Helena, SO
that the time previously occupied in max
ing the transfer will be considera bly, lessened
from this date.
MOVEMENT OF MAILS.
Passengers, mail, express and baggage on
yesterdays west bound train from St.
Paul, we're transferred SAFELY over the
MulIan divide but were indefinitely held at
Elliston on account Of a washout near
Avon. The Montana Union started from
Garrison at 10 p. m. and arrived about
midnight. TIL north bound train from
DuCOC Will COIuCCu "lUh II "C6O DOuuu
Northern Pacific at Garrison as soon as
the latter train can get over the washout.
The west bound train over the Northern
Pacific due at Helena last evening will not
leave that city before noon to-day. Thu
east bound Northern Pacific train will not
reach Helena until very late tomorrow
afternoon.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Commencing to-day, and until further
notice, the Oregon Railway & Navigation
Company will sell round trip tickets from
Portland to San Francisco and return at
a rate Of $50. Limit, forty-fve days.
1t is probable that the Union Pacific will
ship a few cars of salt to Drummond for
the Granite Mountain mills. to keep the
works going, on ccount of the temporary
blockade OF freight at the Mullan tunnel.
The breaks at Bearmouth and Drum
mond, on the Northern Pacific, caused by
high waters, were repaired yesterday, and
all trains are now running west from Null
lam without interruption.
Right OF Way Commissioner Warren is
settling up claims on the Montana Central
as fast as he can get the maps from the
railway company showing the exact route
taken. The company is willing to pay act
ual damages n no more. He wants to
get the claims on the heavy grades settled
first. and have the men at work on them az
soon az possible.
As to Irish ~ImmigratiOd.
WASHINGTON, May 31.--Correspondence
has recently passed bet the Secretary
OF State and the British Minister on the
subject of the Immigration of Irish pau
pers whose transportation expenses, it is
currently reported, are met by the English
Government. In answer to inquiries by
the British Minister as to whether the Gov.
eminent is to take any action in the pre-
misses, Secretary Bayard states that he
cannot give a general reply. but that each
case will be considered upon
it's merits. He estimates, how
ever hat the sending of
paupers who are likely to become a pub |
lie charge, to this country by the British !
government would br regarded as an nm.
friendly act.